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They confirm that the beverages for athletes with an adequate composition can achieve higher physical performance of the athlete than the water.

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confirming beverages for athletes with an adequate composition can achieve higher physical performance of the athlete than the water.

– according to the prestigious magazine of the British Nutrition Foundation, if the athlete does not swallow a proper amount of sodium and fluid volume, rehydration after exercise isn’t fastcomplete and maintained at the time

-drinks with higher percentage of glucose can keep the normohidratación one hour more than the rest

Madrid, February 2010- drinking water is better not to drink anything, but the intake of a drink for athletes with an appropriate composition of carbohydrates and electrolytesYou can achieve better performance of the athlete. This concludes the review ‘ Hydration in sport and exercise: water, sports drinks and other drinks ’ made by scientists from the Faculty of Sport Science, exercise and health of the Loughborough University (United Kingdom), and recently published in the journal of the British Nutrition Foundation Nutrition Bulletin.

The main objectives of the consumption of beverages for athletes are accelerating the rehydration, stimulate the absorption of fluid, provide carbohydrates to muscles in action and to promote recovery after exercise. According to the Loughborough University, the water is not the best choice in this regard, and in particular, during resistance exercises, while on the other hand, there is evidence that carbohydrates and added electrolyte drinks improve performance to a greater extent than water.

With this conclusion, the work of Loughborough University also confirms other previous research on the rehydration of the athlete after the exercise, and in particular on the importance of both ingest an adequate volume of fluid (greater than the net deficit of the volume of sweating) as an adequate amount of sodium. According to this study, without both, rehydration won’t quick, complete, or maintained at the time, while there is no clear evidence regarding other electrolytes.

The review points out the need to include sodium in liquids swallowed after two hours of exercise, and the importance that sportsmen and women are equally well hydrated before exercise, as reflected in the consensus of the International Olympic Committee’s 2004 document. Also in Spain, the Spanish Federation of sports medicine recently prepared a paper where they discussed and consensus shape the specific needs of carbohydrates of the sportsmen, the physiological benefits associated with the sodium and the importance of its replenishment, etc.

Scientific work published by the prestigious magazine of the British Nutrition Foundation also stresses the importance of the good taste of the drink, which many athletes lose significant amounts of sweat and need consume large amounts of fluids to replace them, which get more easily if the taste of the drink is nice.

Loughborough University has carried out another investigation that also concluded hypertonic glucose and sodium beverages to achieve greater efficiency to restore water balance of the athlete. To this end, the participants in the test ingested drinks with different percentages of different osmolalidades and glucose (0%, 2% and 10%). During the test of beverages containing 10% glucose, it was found that individuals retained more swallowed liquid and were able to maintain a normohidratación for an hour more.

Referencia:

Shirreffs SM. Hydration in sport and exercise: water, sports drinks and other thinks. Review British Nutrition Foundation Nutrition Bulletin, 2009; 34: 374-379

Evans GH, Shirreffs SM, Maughan RJ. Post-exercise rehydration in man: The effects of osmolality and carbohydrate content of ingested drinks. Nutrition, 2009; 25: 905-913

Palacios N Franco L Manonelles P, Manuz B, Villegas J.A. Consensus on drinks for the sportsman. Composition and guidelines of replacement of liquids. Consensus documents of the Spanish Federation of Sports Medicine. Sports medicine archives, 2008;XXV (4): 245-258.

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The General Alliance of patients calling for greater specialization to patients with rare diseases.

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the General patient Alliance calls for greater specialization for patients with rare diseases.

February 28, day world of the disease rarely.

-these pathologies affect 250,000 people only in Spain

-the creation of services and reference units is a priority to improve the quality of life of those affected

-the presence of the associations of patients in the national health system is the key to publicize the needs of these groups

Madrid, February 2010.- the next Sunday, February 28 is celebrated the world day of rare diseases and from the General Alliance of patients (AGP) wants to to highlight the needs of this group which exceeds 250,000 patients in Spain and across Europe affecting more than 25 million.

According to the Vice-Chairman of the PGA, Alejandro Toledo, to improve the situation of these patients “ be encouraged centres, services and units of reference (South) specializing in this type of disease. The priority action must be to ensure a proper diagnosis, treatment and socio-health care, both patients and their relatives ”.

To ensure that these requirements are met, the AGP supports the participation of patients in the national health system. “ The quality of the health system is also measured by the degree of involvement are the patients therein, as well as the quality of the information they receive – says Toledo – must be taken into account patient organisations because they are structures consolidated with great experience and very high value in each pathology information ”.

From the Spanish Federation of rare diseases (ERDF) will be shown agreement: “ believe that the Administration should accommodate patients as full members in the Committee for designation of centres of reference of the Interterritorial Council. Thus, would ensure a democratic participation of patients in decisions that affect them ”, says Claudia Delgado, general director of ERDF.

Another aspect that defends itself from the AGP and ERDF is that “ focal points must have sufficient funding for its long-term economic sustainability, as well as to give coverage to the transfer of the patient to the same, reimbursed expenses, managing the residence or speeding up the obtaining of medication orphans or not authorized even in Spain ”pointing the Director general of ERDF.

The multidisciplinary approach is essential to meet the different changes that occur in the treatment of any disease, even more so in the rare diseases, “ must be included in the team to a social worker and a psychologist whose work of accompaniment and advice must be recognized in the personal care patients ”, explains Delgado.

The voice of the AGP as a space of representation for the associations of sick people is basic to achieve these objectives. According to ERDF “ the Alliance will push a label of clarity and transparency in associations of patients ”.

On the General Alliance of patients

The General Alliance of patients (AGP) encompasses entities and Spanish sanitary institutions in various fields. It has been created with the intention of promoting the dialogue of the organizations of patients with health administrations, professionals in the same area and private entities.

The main mission of the PGA is to provide patient organisations of mechanisms for participation in healthcare decisions. To this end, PGA seeks to facilitate dialogue between health professionals, public administrations, private health sector companies and organizations themselves of patients, sharing objectives, improvement opportunities and problems to solve.

PGA is constituted as a platform for dialogue around patients, using criteria of quality and transparency.

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Basque health system reform is presented as reference model in care to chronic patients.

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the Basque health system reform is presented as a reference model in the chronic. patient care

II Congress of health care to the patient chronic.

-risk stratification, the development of ICT and the widespread introduction of models of history electronic are common tools in tackling the disease chronic.

-lifestyle, demographic ageing and the success achieved in the clinical management of diseases such as certain types of cáncer or AIDS, are the main causes of the increase in the prevalence of diseases Chronicles.

-today, throughout the national health system is a test where every experience brings new knowledge.


Santiago Compostela, February 2010.- growth in chronic diseases is a tangible reality. When assessing the reasons for this situation, the President of the Scientific Committee of the II Congress of health care to the chronic patient, Félix Rubial, points out that “ the phenomenon is certainly multifactorial, and within that multifactorial should be searching, obviously, genetic factors – individual susceptibility-; environmental factors that can influence the emergence and development of certain chronic (such as the climate, pollution, etc.) processes; and the lifestyle is well known the relationship physical inactivity and obesity, smoking and cancer, bad dietary habits, diabetes – ”. Also influence the demographic ageing and to a lesser extent, the rise of incurable diseases is a consequence also of own success of the health system, “ than diseases that at other times were already deadly (AIDS, certain types of cancer …), nowadays have sputum due to the technical progress achieved ”.

From this point of view is “ essential ” reorient the health system. “ Live in acute medicine (the tyranny of the acute as some authors defined). We are reasonably effective and efficient in the management of the acute condition, because the entire system is designed to do this, but we are tremendously ineffective and inefficient in the management of chronic ”.

In the view of Felix Rubial “ there is an extrapolated model to the health of all Spain. The stratification of risk, given the enormous development statewide primary care, together with the development of ICT and the introduction of generalized models of electronic medical history, for example, is a good example of this, and should become, it is doing, in a common strategy ”.

Said Felix Rubial is the own health Minister of the Basque Government, Rafael Bengoa, “ who best describes the current situation that illustrates the need for change. Accurate analysis concludes that all the elements that are part of the healthcare process have undergone change processes ”.

From this perspective, Rubial subscribes to the opinion of Bengoa when talking about experiments by a patient changes more active in making decisions about your care and has a greater knowledge about their own illness. This situation generates a doctor-patient relationship different from the traditional relationship of Agency. In addition, the patient is accustomed to the management of new technologies to complete knowledge about their disease ”.

The scientist delves into their analysis. “ Is more frequent coexistence in the same patient for two or more chronic situations: the pluripatología. all these people placed greater expectations and demands on the quality of their care ”.

The pattern of diseases has also changed. There is a higher prevalence of chronic diseases that affect the impact of comorbidity and the pluripatología. The changes also affect the technology “ that today allow monitoring at a distance, the telecuidado and the telemedicine and they give the clinical decision support systems. In addition, electronic medical history allows access online, from anywhere in the health network, to information on the health of the patient. the development of personalized health information systems complete the table ”.

With regard to Galicia, the specialist explains that “ Galician health authorities have been aware from the outset the need to tackle the problem with serenity but with energy. Some of the health policy guidelines are clearly aimed at the improvement of care for chronic patients. Thus, the promotion of integrated management to redefine objectives of the different medical devices, the involvement of professionals in the decision-making process through the development of the organizational model, focused on management by processes and clinical management and the establishment of strategies for minimization of the variability of clinical practice are measures taken by Galicia for deal with the situation ”.

On the initiatives taken by the Health Minister of the Basque Government, Rafael Bengoa, Félix Rubial specifies that it expects its results “ with huge anticipation. Deep knowledge of Rafael Bengoa of the reality of the chronic and his approach and his firm political will reorient the system constitute elements of a great value and will serve as a safe – together with other strategies in other communities – as a source of which nurture in the present and the future. At the moment throughout the national health system is a huge test in which the number and quality of the experiences that are testing requires that all we are in continuous contact with the purpose of sharing knowledge and assess its viability ”.

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The new technique Lipoláser ®, the less aggressive and more secure solution for cosmetic removal of fat.

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the new Lipoláser ® technique, the solution less aggressive and more secure for the aesthetic of the fat elimination

New techniques of liposuction advanced.

Barcelona, February 2010.- research and technology have become the new ally of beauty and aesthetics. The most advanced techniques enable new treatments more secure and less aggressive with the body. Between the techniques of liposuction or remodelling of the figure, the most innovative trend is the Lipoláser technique. The technical lipoláser in Barcelona has introduced IDERMA (Institute of advanced Dermatology), Dermatology and laser Unidad-Plataforma of the prestigious Barcelona clinic DEXEUS University Institute USP service, is a minimally invasive procedure that allows at the same meeting to correct body shape and tighten skin.

The Lipoláser technique offers two very important developments that become benefits for patients. First, the laser platform ASPIRE ®, which is used to perform this procedure, is the only one possessing a small fiber flexible only 1.5 mm very different to the traditional conventional liposuction cannulas. It introduces into the area to deal with a very small incision that barely leaves scars. Once inside, flexible cannula allows to scroll through the area to be treated with greater accuracy.

Secondly, the platform Aspire ® uses a laser diode that emits two different wavelengths during treatment. The 924 nm wavelength has high affinity for fatty tissue and destroys fat and another of 975nm which promotes skin firmness.

Specialists in this technique, the dermatologist Dr. Josep González Castro and surgeon Dr. Carlos j. Cano, IDERMA, consider that it is suitable for the correction of fatty deposits located and especially recommended when it comes to correcting small excess of fat in sensitive areas like neckChin, inner side of the arms or legs or rebel areas in which neither diet nor exercise have been successful, as abdominal fat, cartridge, buttocks, etc.

This technique is also little traumatic and aggressive for the patient. Performed with local anesthesia and requires no hospitalization. Dr. Gonzalez explains that “ are only small incisions that barely leave scar but more important is the ability of this type of laser to destroy fat and at the same time provoke a tensor effect in tissues which will take not this skin flaccidity. Bleeding is minimal, there are fewer hematomas, less pain and fewer surgical risks, and that is the big difference and the big advantage with traditional liposuction ”.

Technique Lipolaser, a process in three steps

After a medical checkup, a minimal incision is made to introduce a flexible scope of 1, 5 mm diameter, at whose end the laser energy is transmitted in the subcutaneous fat. Then destroys the fatty tissue through a physical-chemical phenomenon of liquefaction (an effect known as lipolysis). The fat is converted into a liquid emulsion that is left to the body reabsorb or can be removed through aspiration by a cannula. The affinity of the laser by fat makes only destroying the fat, not destroy or damage other tissues. Working with transillumination through the luz-guía that has fiber, allowing to control with ease the process and the exact position of the same.

In parallel, the laser causes clotting of the small vessels in the adipose tissue and stimulates the reorganization of collagen in the dermis surface causing the retraction of the skin and the formation of collagen induction. This effect of the laser not only prevents flaccidity, characteristic after traditional liposuction, but it also produces an important reaffirmation of the treated area (similar or superior to the produced by other techniques used restorative as RF).

“ A two hours the patient can go home within the next 48 hours he can resume his normal life and will appreciate the results within a week. Why consider this innovative technology as the most appropriate, for comfort and results, for patients who want to tweak your figure or remove additional fat ”, concluded Dr. Carlos j. Cano of IDERMA.

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The platform health and labour awarded with a scholarship of € 6,000 for the best journalistic article on the social and labour impact of rheumatic diseases.

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health and work platform will reward with a grant of € 6,000 for the best journalistic article on the social and labour impact of diseases rheumatic.

The first edition of this award has the deadline for registration open until June 30.

Madrid, February 2010. Continuous period open to participate in the I Prize journalistic health and work organized by the Abbott Foundation, Fundación Ramón Areces, the Spanish society of Rheumatology and the Spanish Forum of patients. This award aims to recognize the work of journalists and the media in the dissemination and approach to public opinion in rheumatic diseases and its consequences socio-labour. In this event, which was launched last October, they can participate articles and published reports, whether in print, online media, radio or television, during the period from October 8, 2009 and June 30, 2010.

The award is endowed with a scholarship of € 6,000 for the development of training activities in the journalistic field. That article or report that best reflected the social reality of rheumatic diseases will be awarded. Thus, articles should focus is knowledge of Spanish society about whole rheumatic diseases or any of their pathologies in particular, as well as the consequences in social and labour from this type of disease, both for those affected and their families.

The jury that will decide the award-winning work is headed by Jordi Sevilla, former Minister of public administrations and former Deputy in the Cortes Generales. Each author may present a maximum of five papers and accompanied by the corresponding translation should be submitted in Spanish or in official languages of the Spanish State.

To participate you must fill a form which can be found on the website of the Abbott Foundation, and accept the bases present in the form. Once registered on the web and accepted baselines, original works will be transmitted with a copy of the data requested in the form to the Secretariat of the prize.

Shipping will take place in the following way:

-Press: original format or in PDF
-online copy: in electronic
-audiovisual media: on DVD or CD media and be attached summary of the script in Spanish

Abbott Foundation about

The Abbott Foundation is a non-profit who was born with a clear vocation of service to the citizens, in line with the needs and demands of the national health system. Its activities are directed primarily to support the health authorities, health professionals and patients.

One of the main tasks of the Abbott Foundation is to promote the continuing education of health professionals, as well as the health education of the Spanish population and develop actions contributing to the improvement of our health, in dynamics of Exchange and collaboration with institutionsautonomous communities, institutions and public and private bodies committed to the same end.

About the Fundación Ramón Areces

The Fundación Ramón Areces is a private, non-profit institution created in 1976 with the broad objective of promoting the scientific and technical research in Spain, as well as education and culture in general, values that the institution considers fundamental engine of progress and modernity of the society. The institution carries out its activity throughout the national territory in the fields of the Sciences of life and matter, social sciences and Humanities, areas in which encourages scientific research, contributes to the formation of human capital, and disseminates knowledge.

About of the society Spanish of Rheumatology (be)

the Spanish Rheumatology society (be) is a scientific association which aims to promote the study of rheumatic diseases – diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue – for the benefit of patients and to address problems related to the specialty. SER currently represents nearly 1,500 professionals in Spain and maintains contact with regional societies of Rheumatology from across the country. SER develops work, studies and research projects in rheumatology and provides support to patients of rheumatic diseases through his relationship with associations comprising mainly patients as the LIRE (Rheumatology Spanish League), CONFEPAR (Confederation of patients Reumáticos)ConArtritis (national coordinator of arthritis) or the Spanish Forum of patients.

Spanish patient forum about

The Spanish Forum of patients is a constituted non-profit organization in December 2004 under the impetus of the Barcelona Declaration of the associations of patients and currently represents 1,040 associations and 685. 276 partners. The EFF aims to represent the fact of being patient, regardless of suffered the disease or condition, and the basis of which are patients, their families, carers and volunteers. The basic objective of the Spanish patients Forum is to promote the rights of patients and represent the voice of the patient in key decision-making bodies. To this end, the EFF has developed performance policies aimed at the gradual creation of partnerships of excellence with the agents of interest in the health and socio-sanitary field (professionals of the medicine, administrations, health authorities, scientific societies, universities, companies, industry). The integration of the EFF in the European Forum of patients, the impetus for creation of regional forums of patients, the development of an own political agenda, presence in more than 40 committees and commissions at the national, regional and European, the creation of the national day of the patient (October 20)the Organization of the Spanish Congress of patients have been the most outstanding achievements.

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Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips

Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips